(Translation) Thank you, Madame Thompson. (Translation ends)

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. MACA, at the regional office in Iqaluit, when they get information from the hamlet, a specific hamlet, they go to the community to check out what the problem is. I just wondered whether the Member's constituency has written to MACA in Iqaluit and I will get back to him with a response. (Translation ends).

(Translation) Thank you, Ms. Thompson. Thank you, Mr. Enuaraq. (Translation ends)

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to ask a supplementary question to the same Minister. Is the fire hall getting budgeted money from the Minister's department? (Translation ends)

(Translation) Madame Thompson. (Translation ends)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, we do.

Thank you. I have been informed that the response by the honourable Minister for MACA was not on the record. Would you please repeat your response? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am sorry, I did not see the microphone on. Yes, we do that.

Thank you. Oral questions. I have the honourable Member for Thebacha, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you. The Minister of FMBS, Mr. Todd.

Yes, Mr. Speaker, I will try to give some clarity to that issue. The actual operations, if you want, of the fund and the decision making in terms of evaluating proposals and bringing recommendations up, is done outside of government. Mr. Bailey, for example, is the NWT investment manager and three external, if you want, investment committee members. These are done independent of the government, if you want. We have an obligation and a responsibility, given the regulations that are set by the federal government to be seen and to be viewed as a government fund. It has the backing, both the moral and the administration backing, of the government, but it has the independence of where it puts an investment outside of the government through Mr. Bailey and through the independent bankers and, of course, the bankers themselves who finance it, and that is the Pacific Western one. I hope that brings clarity.

Thank you, Mr. Todd. Supplementary, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you. Mr Todd.

Yes, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, another good question. I want to assure my honourable colleagues publicly, the GNWT has no liability on the Aurora Fund. Period. Thank you.

Thank you. Second supplementary, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you. The honourable Minister, Mr. Todd.

Well, I am not sure. My colleague finds that amusing. Mr. Speaker, I am not sure. I thought that question was asked of me earlier this morning. If I could get both Mr. Kakfwi and myself and the government employees off this fund, I would do it tomorrow, but the reality is that is what is expected by the federal government, so I would have to look into that component of it. We are, as we speak, and if there is, then we will have to make the appropriate adjustments to meet whatever the conflict guidelines are. Thank you.

Thank you. Oral questions. The honourable Member for Arviat, Mr. O'Brien.

Thank you. The honourable Minister for MACA, Madame Thompson.

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The items that the Member has raised are not in front of me at this time, but when there is a shortage of funding requirement, then we discuss these with our regional offices, along with the secretary treasurers from the communities to see in what areas we have to make some adjustments. I am quite sure the hamlets are aware of this process because we work with them on a regular basis. Thank you, Mr Speaker. (Translation ends)